Sentence examples for the introduction of the contract from inspiring English sources

Five studies report on cross-sectional data after the introduction of the contract.

Before the introduction of the contract, men scored significantly better on the quality of care for CHD (7/11 indicators), CVD (7/9 indicators) and diabetes (2/8 indicators) [ 33, 34, 38].

Scotland has the highest mortality rate for stroke in Western Europe [ 3] and therefore it was reassuring that the recording of quality indicators directly relating to stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) care were found to have increased by an average of 40% in the year after the introduction of the contract [ 4].

A study conducted in Wales in the year preceding the introduction of the contract found that in approximately two fifths of the practices with spirometers, staff were not confident in their use[ 6], suggesting that universally high quality spirometry may have been difficult to achieve in the first years of the contract.

Dr Malawana said the Government had rejected "a fair and affordable proposal put forward by the BMA" and warned that the introduction of the new contract "could see many junior doctors voting with their feet".

The gradual dismantling of the "iron rice bowl" (tiefanwan, also known as the permanent employment system for state employees) began with the introduction of the labor contract in the early 1980s and became universal mandate in 1995 when China's first Labor Law was implemented.

However, our research does support many of the views identified by others since the introduction of the nGDS contract.

The introduction of the 2004 contract for UK general practitioners provided an opportunity to survey patients' perceptions of their GPs' service.

Either way this fits with the overall trend of reducing primary dental care uptake following the introduction of the new contract.

The study findings support research which has highlighted practitioners' frustrations, resentment and reduced job satisfaction since the introduction of the nGDS contract [36,37].

The introduction of the new contract and the reconfiguration of out-of-hours services have altered the activities of GPs, and may affect their role in the provision of palliative care [ 21, 22].